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Joel Schumacher Biography

Birth Name:Joel T. Schumacher

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Costume designer, Actor, Soundtrack, Production designer

Fast Facts

  • Won the 2011 Costume Designers Guild Distinguished Collaborator Award
  • Attended The Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons The New School for Design
  • Earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles
  • Got his start in filmmaking by working as a costume designer
  • Frequently works with actor Kiefer Sutherland on various projects
  • Was personally requested by author John Grisham to direct the film version of his book "A Time to Kill․"
  • Directed the music video for The Smashing Pumpkins song "The End Is the Begining Is the End․"

Awards

  • 1989Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 1993Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1997Stinker Award-Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!): winner
  • 1998Razzie Award-Worst Director: nominated
  • 1999Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
  • 1999Stinker Award-Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!): nominated
  • 2003Solidarity Award-: winner
  • 2003Golden Seashell-: nominated
  • 2004Movies for Grownups Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2005Golden Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
  • 2011Daytime Emmy-New Approaches - Daytime Entertainment: nominated
  • 2013OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Drama Series: nominated